Liberal arts Archives

TenTalks, featuring accomplished alumni, returns to amaze and inspire at Homecoming and Family Weekend

July 17, 2017Last updated July 17, 2017 by Christopher Clymer Kurtz

The second annual EMUTenTalks during Eastern Mennonite University’s Homecoming and Family Weekend this fall will showcase restorative justice practitioner and slam poet Jodie Geddes MA ‘16, entrepreneur Anxo Pérez ‘97

‘Crossing the Line’ Anabaptist women’s history conference attracts scholars, artists and boundary-crossers

June 29, 2017Last updated July 24, 2017 by Lauren Jefferson

Women casting off their bonnets, pushing at the margins of traditional behavior, moving away from their faith communities and into different cultures, writing and speaking of what they were told

Anxo Pérez ’97 is EMU’s 2017 Alumnus of the Year

June 19, 2017Last updated July 17, 2017 by Emily Wade Will

In his native Spain and beyond, Anxo Pérez ’97 has become an inspirational speaker and author. His message: “Don’t admire success, admire effort.” Eastern Mennonite University has named Pérez its 2017

Singing to Ken J. Nafziger: faculty and former students gather for a retirement send-off

May 24, 2017Last updated May 30, 2017 by Lauren Jefferson

“We can’t have a reception honoring Ken without music,” said Professor Joan Griffing at a May event marking the retirement of her music department colleague Ken J. Nafziger. Nafziger stepped

Mirkovic documentary reaps accolades, premieres in Europe

May 22, 2017Last updated June 20, 2017 by Lauren Jefferson

Zeljko Mirkovic’s “The Promise” continues to reap awards, as it premieres in Belgrade and France this summer. This time, the accolade was an Award of Excellence from IndieFest in California.

Our Royal Pride: Multi-talented Josh Calderon, a fan of history and photography, invigorates Yoder Arena with pep band leadership

April 27, 2017Last updated May 1, 2017 by Randi B. Hagi

“Our Royal Pride” is an occasional series celebrating Eastern Mennonite University’s undergraduate students who contribute to campus life in extraordinary ways in addition to their academic pursuits. These students enthusiastically create

‘The Phoenix’ celebrates 60th edition

April 19, 2017Last updated April 19, 2017 by Randi B. Hagi

When Justine Nolt visited campus as a high school student, she picked up a copy of The Phoenix, Eastern Mennonite University’s literary and visual arts journal. “I remember knowing I

Author Emmi Itäranta to speak about her novel ‘Memory of Water,’ EMU’s Common Read

April 13, 2017Last updated April 20, 2017 by Randi B. Hagi

Emmi Itäranta, author of Memory of Water (Teos, 2012), will visit campus on Wednesday, April 19. The book is Eastern Mennonite University’s 2016-17 Common Read. Itäranta will speak at 4

New museum outreach program brings hands-on natural history and science lessons into area classrooms

April 11, 2017Last updated April 11, 2017 by Randi B. Hagi

The D. Ralph Hostetter Natural History Museum at Eastern Mennonite University, which has entranced thousands of schoolchildren since the 1960s, has launched a new outreach program that brings their collection

Revitalized Royals jazz band grooves to new rhythm and tunes, from funk to Latin

April 6, 2017Last updated April 26, 2017 by Randi B. Hagi

The drummer taps out an energetic pace on the high hat. The piano comes in, low and funky, with an ascending chord pattern. Then the horns: trombones elaborating on